Home › Words › A › aucubaaucubaaucuba means any of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.EtymologyBorrowed from taxonomic name Aucuba, from Japanese 青木葉 (aokiba, “aucuba leaf”).nounAny of several decorative evergreen shrubs of the genus Aucuba.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ochna 63% match — Any of the genus Ochna of evergreen trees, shrubs and shrublets. vs aucuba →alocasia 61% match — Any of several tropical Asian plants, of the genus Alocasia, having heart- or arrowhead-shaped leaves. vs aucuba →aubretia 61% match — Any plant of the genus Aubrieta. vs aucuba →leucadendron 60% match — Any of the genus Leucadendron of evergreen shrubs or trees. vs aucuba →copperleaf 59% match — Acalypha wilkesiana, a shrub with shiny bronze-green leaves and small green flowers. vs aucuba →aphelandra 59% match — Any of the tropical evergreen shrubs in the genus Aphelandra vs aucuba →calycanthus 59% match — Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs. vs aucuba →skimmia 58% match — Any of the genus Skimmia of evergreen shrubs and trees. vs aucuba →